Written Question·Home Office·UIN 103851
Asylum
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Question
Lee Anderson
Reform UK — Ashfield
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of asylum seekers who have voluntarily visited their country of origin while their asylum claim is being processed.
Answer
Alex NorrisRequests to leave the UK whilst continuing to pursue an asylum claim will only be accepted in the most exceptional circumstances such as the serious illness or death of a close family member or access to medical treatment abroad as it is unavailable in th...
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